Anesthetics during pregnancy

Unfortunately, the pain that arises is not uncommon, much less with pregnancy. And the question arises: what to do, what pain medications and when you can use it in pregnancy, and which do not. Moreover, there are so many painkillers on the modern pharmacological. In this complicated but very important topic, the obstetrician-gynecologist, the ultrasound diagnostics doctor of the highest category, Yavorsky Yury Tsezarevich, a doctor with an experience of 32 years, helped us to understand.

Yuri Tsezarevich, many future mothers during the gestation of a child face such a question as taking pain medication during pregnancy. Tell us first, can I drink painkillers during pregnancy?

It is possible if the cause of the pain is established. And it is not necessary to drink. There are a lot of other drugs in different forms of release: in the form of candles, creams, ointments, gels, etc.

In the early stages of pregnancy, when all the vital organs of the future baby are laid (up to 12 weeks), the use of any painkillers is undesirable in general. If you can not do without them, the medicine must be prescribed by a specialist and only after the diagnosis is established.

The fact that painkillers are symptomatic drugs that do not eliminate the cause of pain, but can only "disguise" it, reduce the intensity. Always you need to look for the root cause of pain - only in this way it can be completely eliminated.

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How are painkillers applied during labor?

For the removal of fear and pain during labor, it is necessary, first of all, to properly prepare psychologically for this physiological act and get the maximum pleasure from the birth of the baby. And only a small part of women with extremely unstable nervous system need additional anesthesia of the natural act of procreation. This is possible, for example, in the presence of diseases with pain syndrome or increased blood pressure during pregnancy and childbirth. Anesthesia during labor is performed by obstetrician-gynecologists and anesthetists who will select the most suitable method and preparation for anesthesia.

So, dear ladies, I wish you to endure pregnancy all the same without pain medications. Have a fun life without pain!

What can anesthetize a toothache during pregnancy?

To toothache in general it is undesirable to finish, teeth better to treat before pregnancy. Caries is the source of a chronic infection in the body, which must be cured before the onset of pregnancy. Caries also often indicates that there is staphylococcus in the body. Therefore, I advise all future mothers in planning pregnancy to take care of the health of their teeth. And if you still found yourself in a situation of toothache during pregnancy - you urgently need to see a dentist. Taking painkillers for toothache is not a cure for the cause of this pain.

What should a future mother do when she has a headache? What are the pain relievers for headache during pregnancy?

There is always a reason, because of which the head starts to hurt, with pregnancy, including. If the head hurts with low blood pressure, it is necessary to take drugs that increase blood pressure. If due to high, then drugs are taken, respectively, to normalize the pressure. If the head began to ache due to circulatory disorders, then it is necessary to take painkillers to normalize blood circulation.

What other causes of pain can occur during pregnancy, when you have to take painkillers?

The causes of pain in a person can be many, and a pregnant woman even more.

By itself, a complicated pregnancy can cause pain, and the unreasonable use of pain medication can lead to irreversible consequences. If you take painkillers with ectopic pregnancy, then pain can be removed, but bleeding can continue, which is fraught with the development of complications, and sometimes irreparable outcome. Therefore, no one is advised to engage in self-medication, and a pregnant woman even more so.

What anesthetics are allowed in pregnancy?

All painkillers are divided into two large groups: narcotic and non-narcotic. Narcotic drugs are sold and used only as prescribed by the doctor and with serious indications - operations, injuries, burns, etc. Non-narcotic drugs are more available on sale. Basically, these are preparations of the nonsteroidal plan. The most famous are Aspirin and its derivatives.

Any drug, in addition to the main action, has also side effects and complications. Therefore, if you want to use any preparation - be sure to read these sections. If in contra-indications to application there is a pregnancy it or him to accept at all it is impossible.

What painkillers are safe in pregnancy?

To safe painkillers for pregnancy include preparations based on Paracetamol. It is included in most combination preparations.

Tell us in which cases painkillers are used during pregnancy, in which pain suppositories during pregnancy, when - anesthetizing injections during pregnancy, and in what situations do they use anesthetic ointments, creams, gels, patches?

The most common way of using such drugs is inside. Injections help to accelerate the effect of the drug on the body or exclude the negative effects on the stomach and intestines. Therefore, some painkillers are injected into the rectum in the form of suppositories. For the fastest effect, the drugs are administered intramuscularly or intravenously. For the treatment of local processes, anesthetics are used during pregnancy in the form of ointments, creams, gels, and patches.

Now there are many new drugs that are not contraindicated during pregnancy. But only the doctor can find out the reason of a pain and correctly pick up an anesthetic preparation which will be combined without consequences with pregnancy.

What anesthetics can be used for drug-induced abortion?

Firms that produce drugs for abortion do not recommend the use of pain medication during medical abortion, since painkillers can weaken or neutralize the effect of abortion drugs. We are sometimes treated by women who did not listen to the recommendation of the treating doctors and who took medication for anesthesia with medical abortion. Usually they have an abortion process, bleeding increases, and in some cases there is no ejection of the fruit egg at all.

What are the nuances of using painkillers during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, it is desirable to avoid the use of painkillers, but if necessary, you can use drugs based on Paracetamol or homeopathic preparations. But only in cases where there is no separate indication of contraindications to use during pregnancy.